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Articles of the author Ziad Akl
Egypt: Re-thinking political parties
There are specific signs that differentiate political revolutions from social ones. Both types and patterns of revolution do entail a series of changes and transformations although on different levels. Social revolutions change property relations and redistribute wealth. There is an obvious and (...)

18 - 05 - 2013
Talking Box By Ziad Akl
When you walk down the streets of Cairo, you will see all kinds and ages of Egyptians complaining about the Muslim Brotherhood and how they're governing (probably including yourself). Next time you see or speak to one of these people please ask them, "what is it did you personally do about it"? (...)

14 - 05 - 2013
The Brotherhood's democratic failures
Congratulations everyone, the Muslim Brotherhood is back, this time bigger and better, reaching further and deeper into everything. This absurd statement is unfortunately the overall meaning of the chain of events starting with the Cabinet reshuffle and ending last night with the arrest of Ahmad (...)

11 - 05 - 2013
Talking Box By Ziad Akl
The scientific definition of insanity is making the same mistakes and expecting different results. There is a structural problem in the government that requires a fundamental reform of policies and change of personnel. The first step in this reform process is relieving Prime Minister Hesham Qandil (...)

08 - 05 - 2013
Talking Box By Ziad Akl
There is an old joke about an important minister who had an interview on national television. As they were rehearsing, the host asked the minister "what is the thing that you love most" and the minister says "Sex", the host explains to him that when they're on air he can't say sex; he should say (...)

06 - 05 - 2013
Copts in Egypt: roots of discrimination
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article right here on sectarianism in Egypt. The feedback I got was a wave of phone calls and emails all acknowledging the existence of sectarianism. In fact, there are some who called me and expressed their relief that finally we are talking about our sectarian (...)

27 - 04 - 2013
The Islamists' Secret Weapon
As soon as our blessed revolution succeeded in realising its main demand and remove Mubarak from office, a streaming flood of Islamists ran through all veins of life in Egypt. Suddenly, ideology became identity, difference became blasphemy and tolerance became treachery. Since way before and during (...)

07 - 04 - 2013
Analyzing Morsi's Presidency
Since Morsi took office, the map of political actors that existed under SCAF has been reconfigured. During the 8 months of Morsi's presidency, shifting political alliances and power relations have made for a complex political landscape. While such changes are expected in any political system (...)

09 - 02 - 2013
The Police: Back to square one
Once again we go back to the very basics, to where it all began. What the police did last night around the presidential palace was nothing but a simple reminder of how things are just the same. Those who fell victim to the illusion of change should now wake up and see things for what they really (...)

02 - 02 - 2013
The Ultras, the trial and violence
An initial verdict is finally out and 21 out of the 75 accused in the Port Said massacre case were given the death penalty. Yes a verdict is out, but the amount of justice done by that verdict remains an unanswered question. In fact, what happened in the past two days and keeps happening until (...)

26 - 01 - 2013
25 January: Reflections part two
I sometimes look back to the few days that followed Mubarak's ousting. There was a period of maybe 10 or 15 days where nothing prevailed but sheer happiness, or perhaps a gripping sense of achievement that corners you in a blissful state. There was ambition in the air, the unthinkable became (...)

19 - 01 - 2013
The growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood
Last week cannot be called anything other than a big mess. Ever since the Brotherhood took office, we have been reaping one misfortune after the other. From political exclusion to cracking down on freedom of speech, regular power cuts to tragic train accidents, blatant lies about achievements to (...)

08 - 12 - 2012
Who can oppose the Muslim Brotherhood?
When the presidential election last summer reached its second round with a run-off between Shafiq and Morsy, I was one of those who believed the two choices were too absurd to be considered seriously. On one hand, Shafiq represented everything I no longer wanted Egypt to be and on the other, Morsy (...)

13 - 10 - 2012
Orientalist Democracy
I came back last night from a week-long forum in Denmark on different themes related to Egypt. Danish interest in the Egyptian post-revolutionary experience always amazes me. In fact, it is not just the Danes; rather most Western European democracies have been very engaged with the transition to (...)

29 - 09 - 2012
Political Insanity
The scientific definition of insanity is making the same mistakes and expecting different results. I remembered this as I was reading about and observing the new political coalitions being built in Egypt this past week. Although there are some coalitions and alliances that were needed within the (...)

23 - 09 - 2012
The logic of “insult" and the roots of protest
The protests that shook several Arab countries in the past week and the ones that continue until today were no surprise. It was very much expected that a wave of anger in the Islamic world would certainly follow any insult to the prophet Muhammad. Past experiences, whether with Salman Rushdie or (...)

15 - 09 - 2012
Commentary: The bipolarity of politics
Although a MB-SCAF confrontation is possible, a compromise between the onetime partners is more likely, opines Ziad Akl The Egyptian revolution in January 2011 was characterised by an absence of leadership. The millions who took to the streets had no organised leaders to speak in their name. The (...)

05 - 07 - 2012
Federalism in Libya: legitimacy and political manoeuvre
The growing strength of the Federal Bloc in Libya is a challenge the Transitional National Council cannot ignore or easily assuage, writes Ziad Akl Since the death of Muammar Gaddafi last August, events in Libya have been overshadowed and pushed to the periphery of international focus. However, two (...)

29 - 03 - 2012
Struggle against autocracy
One year on from the January revolt, it is not leaders that stand between the people and their goals, but the rigid and autocratic state itself, writes Ziad Akl* Upon approaching the January Revolution's first anniversary, it seems that the post-revolutionary pink cloud is long gone. The enthusiasm (...)

26 - 01 - 2012
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